The Presidential Unit Citation is the highest unit-level award in the U.S. military
In this Aug. 24, 2021, file photo, provided by the U.S. Air Force, a family boarding a C-17 for their flight during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan.that will receive Presidential Unit Citations for their efforts in Kabul, Afghanistan two years ago.Marines from the Camp Pendleton-based 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment were deployed to the Middle East as part of a rotational force when Afghanistan began to fall to the Taliban ahead of the announced Aug.
The Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response Unit, to which 2/1 was attached, was dispatched to the Hamid Karzai International Airport as tens of thousands of Afghans rushed to escape the country.On Aug. 26, 2021, a suicide bomber detonated a device near the airport's Abbey Gate, killing more than 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members.Other San Diego units at the Kabul airport will also receive the citation, according to the Pentagon.
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